The HIV news world is flush with important new research this month. This News & Views is packed with the latest on which first-line HIV meds work best, issues around safety and adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and bone disease in HIV-positive women.

For a person-centered look at what's going on in HIV, check out the interview with Cecilia Chung and JoAnne Keatley, who discuss what it means to be a transgender woman on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which was observed on March 10.

PrEP's Achilles' Heel: Taking a Daily Prevention Pill
"What do people need to be able to adhere to daily oral PrEP? And how can scientists understand, measure, and support adherence in clinical trials?" BETA covers a recent workshop that explored these key questions.

Bone Disease and Older HIV-Positive Women
Still poorly understood in the medical community, bone disease in older HIV-positive women was the topic at hand in a talk from Dr. Savannah Cardew at the 4th International Workshop on Women & HIV.

Dee Borrego Discusses How to "Play Smart"
Dee Borrego, of the Positive Women's Network, discusses the anger and frustration she had at the time of her diagnosis, and explains why HIV criminalization is no one's friend.

An undetectable viral load: the point at which HIV, though still present, cannot be found in a person's blood with the most sensitive tests readily available. For many of those who have reached undetectable, it was a major milestone in their lives. We asked people living with HIV to contribute thoughts and stories about getting their own viral loads to undetectable.

Many types of medications can save or improve lives, but they can also have unintended consequences. Side effects of meds (whether for HIV or some other condition) can be mild or life altering, horrible or even pleasurable; some people living with HIV never experience any at all. Whether you've worried about side effects or dealt with them firsthand, it seems like everyone's got a story about them. We want to know about yours.

To share your "side effects" story, write it out in 1,000 words or fewer, or film a YouTube video, and email it to mrodriguez@thebody.com. Many readers' stories will be posted on TheBody.com!